The  Denver  Islamic  Society,  only  about  a  five  minute  drive  from  DU,  is  a  three-­‐story  building   consisting  of  a  main  musullah (prayer  hall),  a  private  sisters’  musullah,   a  meeting  area,  classrooms  a  library  and  a  warming  kitchen.  

Samiha Matin,  a  second-­‐year  international   studies  student,  is  a  practicing  Muslim  and  chooses  to  wear  a  hijab  everyday.    

The  Washington  Post  reports  that  following  9/11,  hate  crimes  against  Muslims  on  college  campuses  increased  tenfold.  

In  addition   to  being  co-­‐president  of  DU’s  Muslim  Student  Association,  Matin works  as  a  resident  assistant  at  the  Johnson-­‐Macfarlane  hall  dorms.  

The  Huffington   Post  reported  that  94%  of  terrorist  attacks  in  the  United  States  from  1980  to  2005  were  carried  out  by  non-­‐Muslims.  

Du’s Center  for  Multicultural  Excellence  and  Muslim  Student  Association  serve  as  resources  for  a  more  inclusive  community.

“…every  student   is  provided   the  same  opportunities. Whether  or  not  they  choose  to  take  them  is  a  personal  decision   that  they  have  the  agency  to  take.”  –Samiha Matin

Posters  such  as  this  are  plentiful  on  the  DU  campus  and  serve  to  eliminate  harmful  college  phenomena   such  as  rape  culture  and  discrimination.  

According   to  Matin,  the  key  to  creating  an  Islamophobic-­‐free  environment   lies  in  the  ability  to  speak  up  against  an  injustice  when  you  see  it.